He finished Franklin, winning the middleweight belt, in just under three minutes in October of last year. It took him twice as long this time, garnering a TKO victory at 1:07 of the second round.

"I thought Rich fought much better than he did the first time,” Silva told MMAWeekly.com. “He defended the clinch in a much better fashion this time. Rich fought well. I was just fortunate enough to fight a little bit better than Rich."

jgtribbett

10/22/07 11:41:37AM

i personally would like to see hendo vs anderson silva... i know hendo would get picked apart up - top ... but i dont see him getting ko'd or tko'd. would be an interesting fight.hendo is a sub excape artist and he has great wrestling. heavy hands and a strong chin. could be a great fight

Manfred

10/22/07 1:55:18PM

^ I think most agree with you. And since Hendo keeps saying he's staying at 205, you can bet that Dana's on the phone begging hum as of Sunday morning. The UFC doesn't have anyone else at MW

wapttn

10/22/07 2:02:01PM

I bet on rich this time around thinking that he'd execute on a game plan that would look a lot like the first 3 minutes of the first round.. but apparently he decided to stand. Henderson will put silva on his ass and keep him there for as long as it takes.

TimW001

10/22/07 7:19:42PM

Henderson is the only guy at 185 who would have a chance against Anderson.